Yep, RL can be a bitch sometimes.
Training for what, may I ask?

Management finally realized that gutting all training budgets and just expecting people straight out of college were prepared to work in the industry was a bad idea.

It's a big "leveling ground" basic training to make sure everyone is starting from the same space. It was good for me as I realized even after 10 years there were some basic concepts I hadn't thought of yet however it was long. Full day sessions for a full week so I got to go home with a full plate of work at the end.

Busy busy busy but behind me now!

Map is updated.

Sorry for being absent as well. Will get back to it.

Where's the secret door? You know, what, probably doesn't matter :-)

We came in from the blue door. I think the entrance we are considering is south of that on map.

Yeah, no matter where it is, I think we should go through it. They usually lead to the most interesting places :-)

From description it sounds like the tunnel is very, very tight. But we could send one of us to scout it out, maybe it's a hidden stash of magical goodies? Not sure a pure spellcaster like Kyra is a great pick for this, even though she does have some useful skills. Could Figus' animal companion maybe handle this better (I'm not familiar with rules for animal companions)?

We could also leave this tunnel for later when we explore other passages.

In reply to Kyra (msg # 770):

No, Alpha is not an animal companion, and even if it was it would notnbe suitable in this type of a situation. If we want to explore it, then whoever has the best Escape Artist would be a logical choice. Mine is +2.

Same.

Hmm, got a +4 myself. If Kraw is ok with it, Kyra can try to follow after him down the tunnel. At least that way she can provide healing / spell support if needed. It will mean she is blocking his escape route though, in case he needs to retreat quickly.

Okay so the stairs to the "right" go up. It leads up and over the main tunnel. Would you like to explore those or go through the main tunnel?

If I had to vote I'd go with stairs to clear this tunnel first, then go back to the main tunnel.

Don't suppose we could get a map on a smaller scale, showing where we've been so far in this Warrens? Think that would answer Kyra's question.

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Also all good here, but PMed  you a little more detail :-)

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Generally, no issues. You are pretty good GM. A couple of things I would like to see are:

1. More regular posting, especially during combat.
2. Combat maps embedded in the thread itself with the round summary.

Example (I know the map does not match the round)

The derro both reach down and grab up strange looking crossbows that have boxes on top of them where the bolts would normally go. They fire at Ayeesha and Kraw then pull down on a lever in a swift motion causing the crossbow to cock the string again.
OOC: Ayeesha takes 6, Kraw takes 11 damage

Round 1

I don't have any particular issues either. You seem to be in this for the long haul, which is somewhat of a rarity here on the rpol. I've only been here for a year or two and I've already lost so many interesting games, and every single one of them because of DM fatigue. So, good for you.

I do agree that embedded combat maps might be nice though.

I used to do embedded combat maps but they are problematic because I have to constantly monitor their size or else they blow up the thread.

I'll take that into consideration though.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 784):

One of the ways to resize them is to copy into a document (Word, Excel, etc) then take another screen shot of them and post that.

I'm happy :-) I know you always come back, and that's saying a lot.

Are the stirges Susceptible to coup de grace, or must we fight them?